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| 'This pandemic has left me with nothing job wise' | |
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| "I feel as if this pandemic has truly left me with nothing job wise," says 19-year old Jack Smith from North East Scotland. | |
| "I know I must sound like I'm playing a small violin for myself, but frankly I have more than enough time on my hands and literally nothing to do." | |
| Jack has always dreamed of running his own events company, planning weddings, parties and conferences. And at the start of the year he'd lined up work experience at a local events firm, as well as with a company in Australia. | |
| Then the pandemic hit and that all fell through. He has also been laid off from his part-time job after being on furlough. | |
| "I feel as if I shouldn't be complaining as much people have it a lot worse, losing their jobs that support their families, homes and livelihoods," he says. | |
| "But in terms of my personal confidence and mental health, I have truly never felt worse." | |
| Confidence knocked | |
| He is not alone. More than one in three young people say they have lost hope of getting their dream job because of coronavirus, the Prince's Trust has said. | |
| The charity said a survey of 2,000 people aged 16 to 25 across the UK showed 44% had lower aspirations for the future as a result of the pandemic. | The charity said a survey of 2,000 people aged 16 to 25 across the UK showed 44% had lower aspirations for the future as a result of the pandemic. |
| Its UK chief executive, Jonathan Townsend, said the pandemic had eroded young people's confidence. | Its UK chief executive, Jonathan Townsend, said the pandemic had eroded young people's confidence. |
| The charity said action was needed to prevent a "lost generation". | The charity said action was needed to prevent a "lost generation". |
| According to the research, carried out by Censuswide, 41% of young people believe their future goals now seem "impossible to achieve", with this rising to 50% of those surveyed from poorer backgrounds. | According to the research, carried out by Censuswide, 41% of young people believe their future goals now seem "impossible to achieve", with this rising to 50% of those surveyed from poorer backgrounds. |
| More than a third of young people, 38%, feel they will "never succeed in life". This rises to 48% of those from poorer homes. | More than a third of young people, 38%, feel they will "never succeed in life". This rises to 48% of those from poorer homes. |
| Other findings included: | Other findings included: |
| 'I think trains will always be relied on' | 'I think trains will always be relied on' |
| Not everyone has been so unlucky. Pete White from Bristol is succeeding in making his mark in one of the industries that has been hardest hit by the pandemic - rail transport. | |
| Pete is a rail dispatcher and dreams of becoming a train driver. Before the pandemic, he was accepted on to Great Western Railway's training programme for drivers, but the pandemic led to a lengthy hold-up. | Pete is a rail dispatcher and dreams of becoming a train driver. Before the pandemic, he was accepted on to Great Western Railway's training programme for drivers, but the pandemic led to a lengthy hold-up. |
| "I was resigned to it not happening this year, maybe even not next year," he said. "There's been a very substantial drop in people using public transport and that put a question mark over it." | "I was resigned to it not happening this year, maybe even not next year," he said. "There's been a very substantial drop in people using public transport and that put a question mark over it." |
| Finally he got word that the programme was starting up again and has been going to classes for the past week. But with fewer people travelling by train as a result of the pandemic, the rail landscape is looking rather different these days. | Finally he got word that the programme was starting up again and has been going to classes for the past week. But with fewer people travelling by train as a result of the pandemic, the rail landscape is looking rather different these days. |
| Pete is undaunted, however. "We rely on many different modes of transport and I don't see that changing," he says. | Pete is undaunted, however. "We rely on many different modes of transport and I don't see that changing," he says. |
| "We're all finding our way round a new world, but I think trains will always be relied on." | "We're all finding our way round a new world, but I think trains will always be relied on." |
| 'Aspiration gap' | 'Aspiration gap' |
| Mr Townsend said the findings showed that the pandemic had done more than disrupt vital education, training and job opportunities for young people. | Mr Townsend said the findings showed that the pandemic had done more than disrupt vital education, training and job opportunities for young people. |
| "It has eroded their confidence in their future, to a point where some feel they won't ever be able to succeed in life," he added. | "It has eroded their confidence in their future, to a point where some feel they won't ever be able to succeed in life," he added. |
| "We have an aspiration gap, with young people losing hope for the future and, sadly, those from disadvantaged backgrounds being hardest hit." | "We have an aspiration gap, with young people losing hope for the future and, sadly, those from disadvantaged backgrounds being hardest hit." |
| He called on government, charities and employers to act "to ensure the odds don't stay stacked against these young people". | He called on government, charities and employers to act "to ensure the odds don't stay stacked against these young people". |
| "We must support them to upskill, retrain and access job opportunities, or else we risk losing their ambition and potential to long-term unemployment - to the detriment of their future and to the recovery of our economy." | "We must support them to upskill, retrain and access job opportunities, or else we risk losing their ambition and potential to long-term unemployment - to the detriment of their future and to the recovery of our economy." |